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raising the veil a little, and having raised the veil, that speech he' exposed to the_people of Caiiada what was behind it-nothing but commendation for 'the uiialloyed patriotism and bus'in`esslike en_tht`isiasm`wftli vhich_they had thrown themselves into the work ‘of

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u-mia, edit" J. n. aumm getting Canadians to become-manufastlirers Offammwr ' " - _ I ‘_ _ __ ~_ *__ '

__ _________ iiition for the Allies. » _ . ' _ ` _ _ _,j _ G ‘ VVVV 'i=n|oAv, JANUARY 2a,19is. Mr Pngsley further quoted from the 1.,iberal » - < I » -

` oiithly to show' that whereas' Canadian 'manufac- ' ` - \ '

“LlF'l`lNli THE VEIL”

The big guns of the Liberal opposition, Messrs,

Piigsley and Carvell, have been spiked. They attacked W

th- work of the Shell Committee, a body responsible _m _ _ totthe Imperial tiovernmcnt and made ccrtaiii allega~ me mst msmnce the lmce Charged by Canada was tions of partialitv and excessive Pélyments in the dis- $570' lt had since gone d°W“ tc’ $fi'°°'.a“(l 5° QI’ tribution of 'ind payment for shell contracts. In “nm 't reathcd $l`75' making the ave” e 'lee f°r reply, the Solicitor-General, the Minister of Marine th

and the .\linister of .\lilitia and Defence have proved

turers charged $5.70 for the manufacture of Shells,

Aiistralia charged only $5.05. But he did not men-l - I' ' ' ` tion that Australia had entered into a year's contract,

h ci' iff hdtdd Y ` "th" .::;;‘;;_“".t":.“:.::f nu aretwell takin taremll. s tim

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e year considerably lower than that of Australia. isamfongbje Quarters, Good B0il'd,'R¢g\.1l3'l' PGY, FICQ Thus is the bottom knocked out of the whole of _Z - ` ** \ - - ` . ` ` '

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coiicltisively that there is not a shadow of foundation the Opposltlonys comemptlble Case-against the G°v°m` M¢diC8l SCl'VlC¢5i Lotslof Entertainment

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for any charge of irregularity, and that the wliole__m

case of these Opposition leaders was based on clip-1 pings from sundry Liberal newspapers, and these not‘. of the front rank. The Toronto Globe and the Ottawa Free Press, thc two principal Liberal newspapers, dis-‘

sociatcd themselves from these attacks, and the latter C distinctly repudiatcd .\lr Pngsley as spokesman forthe Gwrgetown im‘l» as Usual' me l'llm0Ul' has been responsible rank and file of the party. Mr Ptigsley ° i,,Sinm,L.(| ,hm Mr D_ _,\_ fI~h0m_,S_ Mr Lloyd George-S her departure from here on that conveniently indefinite represciitative to Canada in connection with the shell (l contracts, had declared that " if he could raise the veil 'll just a little " hc might be able to show that “ there was Prlllcc E‘l“’al"l lslalld l5 t0 make C0"fl9Cfl0\lS ll¢l\VC¢fl 3 gum ,|,._,| of pO|;,;L-,gn (_~a,,ada in connection Wm., the Iiitercoloiiial and the Prince Edward Island rail- the Shell Coiniiiittcc." The Solicitor-General imniedi- WUYS at me m05t mllvelllent P0lm5- These Polllts at att-ly challenged this statement, and asked ;\lr Pngsley Plescllf are PlCl0l1 and Ch3~l'l0lfCf0\Vl\ 0-U0, S0 far. ,O p,.,_,(|m.,, ,,_ Mr pugslcy was ,,,mb|,. ,O do so a, ,hc connections have been made without a break. Pass- time, Init next day he said that Mr Thomas in the "llfI‘~`l`-9 lllltl malls fl'0m UIC lSlF1¥l€l COHHCCI Will! lllff coiirst- of a speecli at ;\lontreal used the words, " If Marlllmc RXPVCSS Vlil Plcmlli and tlwsc l0l` mc lslallfl 1 misc ,hc Wi; :I |i,,|c_»» connect at Charlottetown with the trains east and

This was the sole basis on which .\Ir Pngsley “'°5_l\a"‘l» both 0" the malllland and here’ are sped 0"

built his charge of political partizanship, little enough mel' ‘vay ‘Vlth Summertlme l'°g“l3l'ltY° The Service in all conscience even if Mr Tliomas had implied that lo ‘late has been eXCePll°ll‘lll}’ l'@§\ll3l`» and mill ln me fault-finding had anything to do with his remarks. face of lee colldltlons Wlllcll Wlm alll’ Otllel' Stealllel' pu, fm- from ,hm being the Ca5e_ the Speech from hitherto tried in these waters would have been im- “,h,_.h Mr pugslc), ,ook these words was devoted to possible. What the immediate future has in store it coinmendation of the Shell Committee on the excel- ls “5°l°55 t0 Pl'0Pll€'5}’- but HS l0“§ 35 Captillll Mllfclll' leiice of their work. That there may be no mistake 5°" ls able lo make m0 C0ll“°¢ll°l'l9 llc l5 lnalilllg at on this point we quote the paragraph from Mr Present llc may llc depelllled “P0” 10 make than allfl _'fim,m,,,~'_,~ Speech 5,, fun; all talk about _l_i_is leaving for»Georgetowii is silly, ifi

-' 1,' I r_f,;_<,. ,hc Wi] a |i,¢]C_~ Said Mr T|,0maS_ ‘fit not malicious. When he goes to Georgetown, as'in all

will be on iiiy own personal responsibility, and do lllrolmllllllli llc mill' bc C0"lPCllC<l 10 '~l0 b0f0f¢ Wlnlel' not take it as coming from the Minister of Miiiiitioiis. ls 0V°l'» ll Wlll be because ll lS mC 0lllY ‘WY ln Wllldl

But, naturally, from my oflicial position, I must have ll

considerable inside knowledge of what is going on in 'mc event Of 0 S“0W5l0l'm 0l' tlllck llfeamefi he mill’ bc Canada in the manufacture of munitions. \Vith rc- Ollllgcfl to 80 t0 G¢°l`g0l0Wl1 l0l' 0 d3)’» Wlmolll P°l`° gard to niunitioiis I aiu in a position to tell you the mimenlll’ flllfllldfllllllg -the Cl13l`l0lt0t0\Vll l'0“f¢- I"

(iovernment (the Imperial Government) desires to fl place further orders for the smaller shells and also lb

desires to place orders for larger shells, piovidmil course which will best suit the public service and the prices and conditions are satisfactory. The British 5flfCl}’ 0f hls Villllllble 5lllP~

Government was anxious to give Canada every pre-

ference, but had to consider three conditions: efficiency lmlglllllcclll lcf bleak" ‘md W0 “V0 l“l°l`m°‘-l by mcll of ammunition, expedition in manufacture, and who Crossed llle Slmlt bl’ llel' that She has Pl0“E`ll_°<l

economy. .'\s to delivery, Canadian manufacturers ll

_up to last _ltine had been far behind, but had made feet Hel' Callfalll and 0mC°l'S ale Pl`0l~l(l Of. llel' 3\1(l great improvement since then, but even yet they were Wlllle mel’ “fc fllscfelelli Sllent 35 10 me full-\\'€ ll ls

not always lip to time.” 0

.»\ condition of affairs _which Mr Pngsley would ~alJfmfl0lllTl'3nt Of Cl'lf1l'l0llCl0Wl1 l13l'l>0l1f» 5l10l\l<l if lJ0'

doubtless attribute to the Canadian Government, and C0010 “0¢¢55flfY» W0l\l<l be 3 dl5‘lPP0l“tm°"l ll “Of fl in respect of which he would entirely absolve the Sllfllflse t0 fllem- N0l\Vlfl"|5l3“f-llllg \Vll3l She lli1S mgiiiufm-mr¢r5_ - already done and the buoyant hopes of her officers,

~' Ag io ,_~ff,¢i,_-my of mc 5he||s_ those which had however, winter is winter in these latitudes and it is

passed inspection had turned out well." In this con- l00 mllcll l0~_ll0PC lllilf She Wlll be able 10 maintain all

nection ;\lr Tliomas paid :i warin tribute to the Shell ll

Cmnniittce-liere is the veil lifted, and this is the low" lllmllgll the lfylllg lU0l1fl15 Of Felifuilfy 21ml verdict : “ .'\ warm tribute to the Shell Committee, and -\lllf'~`ll- But ‘V0 Shall SCC Wllill W6 Sllilll SCC and lf Shi?

particularly General Bertram [the maligned of Mr 0

Pngsley] who,” he declared, “had placed the whole me meilnllme She has <l0f1¢ What U0 0¥h¢\' 36211181' in Empire in his debt for the manner in which he had Maflllme \V3l¢l`5'C°llld have 000°' and 5ll0 has "Ol Yet

devoted himself to the work. The Committee had "let ‘lll)’llllllg l° make ll" lllmll- l

been criticised because nianufacturers of shells sat on it but," he pointed out, “if these were cut off it would

I`lie very feature of the Shell Committee uliich \lr Pngsley dtnountul 'is corrupt 'uid scandalous is it

M r' Thomas: Canada, says an exchange. The German plotter hacll

the feature coiiuiientled by the British representative, spiracy in which he was involved stretched into

A “ The Shell Cominittce is now about a year old,” paid agents in this country, and it may be assumed

said Mr Thomas, “and I think the time has come \ when its work might well be revised. At my/sugges~ i _tion Sir Frcdericlt-____ onaldsonf perhaps the most"dis-.

be impossible to get experts on it at all." ‘

THE PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Rumour is already busy on the streets with the

e can make connections. It is even possible that, in

ny case he will be the best judge of the conditions to e faced and he may safely be trusted with taking the

The Prince"Edward Island has proved herself a

er way through ice rafted to a depth of over twent '

vident that their faith in the ship is such that the

ninterrupted service between Pictou and Charlotte-

oes it, great will be the Prince _Edward Island. In

ii._)::(i_._i_

THEY NEED WATCHING `

Ily some of the papers seized on'Captain von Papen is shown that 'the ramifications of the German _con-

ith safety that the' names disclosed were but a small rt of the_ list. _ _

C iada is wariied bv this revelation to be on her

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_coming to Caiiada. ‘l c' was chief siiperintemlcm gf secret conspiracy__\vhiclf»_~,'J_the G '_s have built up;

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tiiiguished expert ___ `.__muiiiti_oiis in the Empire, is §'tiardl'_ It is idl¢`to hope; that the Qttricate system of;

ordiiance at \\'ool\‘ _ i, but resigned to become Lloyd in the.United States, hagmot an img rtant

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Qcorge s acliiscr lle will be here in a few da and

ysl l ` Itliink, will he able to render agood deal gf assistance to wait for some shocking event to awaken the in the manufacture of shells, and also in the mann- K0 3 l'€2li2i\ii0t\ Of dangerous conditions _

To Germany when the country is'a`t lwalr the

Then, further, the report says: _ vorld it the theittreffor action. The Hunslhave -i ' n ' " ' `

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facture of big guns.”

\ With regard to economy, contmued Mr Thomas, up an rganizatioit in the United States that is

“ that must be considered, and I may tell you the cost

of shells in Canada has been higher than in competitive ,ln China, their hand' is almost countries. It is complained that fat orders have gone they are at work, as well as__ '_l_n __ Spufzhl to the United States, but I can assure you -a big _slice 0l>Vi0ll8lyz_l0 f'l9SllIl1e'tlt`iil_"tl1e”'fertilegrouiid"

_will be reserved tq Canada as long as the price is i9

_fairly satisfactory. But prices so far have been higher live in 'a fool’o paradise. » ' ' I

Here than in the United States or Great Britain, where ‘

any extra profits have been comniandecred by the those employed in self-dcffeiicel by the large

G°venimem." _ _ ‘making s e, ' it very hot mf - An ahmple of the patriotic impulteh ot' 'Canadian plbtteiii' li5n'Etl‘ieHifn‘i'?ei|iwgi't`es. ' l Are `

‘,- ~. da _ .

Mr Thomas stated that recently

§t_yYood_, of Hamilton, had undertaken

18-_potindgr cartridge

orking in this country as well a 'tl ‘it is

uivalent of anarmy corps operatin in

being»oiie‘rlo`bkeil by'tl1e§e industrious sowersis

Secret 'service agents of the Gove_rm_nent» as

ngerous characters hémg

deity line into Cwdthf

in this ooilrltry

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Bo a Good

» _ "/:lim ~»." '..lr~-'a'»i»»'_n“' `.-"‘.`Fi'l.'.‘ i ' ill Ng _lstgqg gg. _ »-¥iot_i_tjoi|>lf-_-_And_fno Need 'i

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xpected departure of the Prince Edward Island for And- h_¢l'G ig ,tht _LlSt Of Chilling, (BIC. Al.lfh0l'lZ¢d i0 b¢

rystalized into a prophecy that she is going to take " issued-to each M'8n in 8ddili0l‘l £0 Arms Rnd

atc, “ Next week." Needless to say, the rumour and '_ P¢rStJt‘1a_l and 'R¢gil_‘l’i__Cl'llll Eqlliplntllt e prophecy are both unfounded. The work of the _ ’:_ __ p _ 4. ' ‘_ ", ll, _V _ *_

One Pair Service Trousers

One Pair Drab Trousers .

one'sef‘vi¢e* shin.: l

One Dr-ab jacket . One Great'Coat - ' ~

One Forage'Cap- _

Two Pairs- Boots f

0__`ne Pair Canvh'S,~_Shoe§ “ ‘

One Pair Drab Puttees

One Balacava 'Cap One Swe"ater‘]_a_clte_t One Pair Woolen Gloves

Two Woolen Undershirts

Two Pairs Woolen Drawers

Two Flannel Shirts ` Two Pairs Socks -

One Pair Braces \ Three Hand Towels

Onel'Razor _' l

‘Otis Tslils !.<t1_ifs;»_ _- i;.'.1>-s One Tablé .F0_l'k'¥ . _ f

One Table Spoon" if ' one Clasp' iftiiife I _ -

One Litrigord for Clasp K.nif¢_ I One Clothes Bruslli l I'

One _I-lair. Brush , _

Qne'Sh_dying`13_ru§h___ _'_ _ on`e'raeui Brush ' -

On_e_I-lair Comb ._ Two Pitta Bootiaees ‘ oiwgneidaii I _

Otto' Housewife one Kit Bag 'I

Oiié Tin- Boot Dressing ‘ ' one cap Binge - `

One Bair Collar Badges

0___tie_l?|lir Shoulder Bddges ' / oitesstiniuitisi ‘ '_

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lcontinental railway Shops at the disposal-o`f_ the Im- i ‘ V » ,_ . I . _ ` ‘ ', , 1

rial Governmqnl t for the m'auufactu.re of muni- f. J' li I - _ ° i I _ iiims. “They have done tliat,” he said, “without . ` _ _ C -I » » ` ~~ ' ' “ _ provision for profit to any one, and I thank tilel " ` " _ = _ _ '_ __ _ _ ' ' ‘ 3,? Canadian Govemment for the splendid spirit they l A ' I ` l l ii ' " l' ', ` _ have shown.” ‘ ' ' ’ " ' " ` ' , .' 'l

Mr Thomas Iiimself took _the resP°nsibilil}' of .__ _ __ _ __

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i ioits Moitiinarsl _

_'T 153 ds.=Uress Goods in Red,‘-Navy-andfrrpeiigi 5_ and-2.50 -Biialue for 1.00 per yard. f Several `lJ`li¢6&` grlzey, Tweed, good weight, regular 1.40 per yd. for 1.00-. . ` 1'piece Purple and Black 50 inches wide, value 1.00 per yd. _ » ' " ‘ ‘~ *- Other values at 65c and 75c per yd. _ _ __ e _ For Small Waisted Women, 75 Ladies’ Skirts made

from Blue and Black Serge also a number of Tweeds, newest

waist run from 23 to 27 only, lengths 38, 40 and 42. PAT. ONS. _

'A Lot of Tailored Waists, only one ozawo of a kind

values up as high as 3.50. 9 o’clock sharp 1. PATONS.. . 3 35 Long Kimonas cozy kind, values 2 50, 3.50 up _to 5.00 slightly mussed, 98c and 1.98 each. 9 o’clock sharp. PATONS. - ' I '~ ‘» Long, Stout, Short Slim, regular and “long-stout’_’, all can get fitted in either, Overcoat or Suit tomorrow at PATONS’ 3 day Sale. Values up to 12.00 for 7.50. PAT. ONS. _ _

TA 5.00 or a 10.00 bill in your pocket is _ what you save

in the sale of any Man’s Fancy Suits or Overooatsat 9 85 to-day PATONS.

Men’s Coon Coats, only five left ;it_,PA'_l`ONS 5 Day

Sale. "

Every Woman from Miles around Charlottetown should

note those Great Suit, Skirt, Coat and Waist Values offering for 3 days at PATONS. _ _

No like values are to be had anywhere in Boys’ Suits

and Overcoats as at Paton’s Three Day Sale.

2 Team Coats, Duck, Wind and Rain Proof, sma lsize

4.00, worth 7.50.

Ladies’ Beautiful Tailored Suits 7.50 to 9.85. PATONS.

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+°®)¢°w'_]i\_ _

styles, prices up' as high as $9.00, 10 o’clock to-day 2_48,~

For it quick, clean mid satis-

factory shave- the GILLETTE

Ls the really right razor. No hon- ing- no strapping, just lnther and,slii1ve. You eaii't cut your- self- the patented guard tlxen thot.

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The Gillottt Safety Razor Self \

consists of triple silver Dlfllefl holder that will last it lifetime. with 12 double edged blmlflli IH velvet lined leather case. (oni- pleto set, price $5.00.

F ennell & Chandler

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Wholesale and Retail I

Wrapping Papers, _ < Paper Bags Twines Twines I f ' s

A 1 canned wi-afiping Papers, in noiu 6 inch to 40 inch. Beams al sizes and weights.

1 Million Paper Bags. Manllla. “Kraft” and

“Mooreshide”» sizes 1-4 lb to 25tlbs. _

One Ton Twines No. 1 and 2 Cotton in Balls

and Cones, I-Ienip Twines, Hosiery Twine, Sea

Island Twine. _ _ All _at lowest prices.

,Carte1“&Co., Ltd;

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» .rzxeeiieiiee is ii tem that can be nuiugiy used

,wheiispeakingofthe if _ `

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